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I notice that both of you used NFL examples, which aren't really applicable.

In BB, a team like Stajan, a relative upstart that has a great season at II and gets to Naismith, is more similar to a club like Blackpool in the EPL. Neither team is set up for immediate long-term success - arena expansions could come but they'll take time. The point is that the fan support penalty for relegating for a team like that is ridiculous. Fans will realize that it's still a small club, so they won't expect immediate success at a very high level - just an attempt to succeed.

As it stands, it makes financial sense for an upstart II team to intentionally lose in the league finals instead of trying for promotion. This should NEVER be the case.

Last edited by RiseandFire at 4/25/2011 9:20:41 PM

As it stands, it makes financial sense for an upstart II team to intentionally lose in the league finals instead of trying for promotion. This should NEVER be the case.

I'm not sure I understand this point. If you look at revenue gained over a 2 season period, you would want to be the team that promotes 10 times out of 10. First, Stajan got a $1 million bonus for promotion. Secondly, profits are larger (even with a smaller arena) than in div.2, even if his player costs are higher. Third, if he tanks, he'll get a high draft pick. The only downside is the season he goes back into div. 2, he has a lower fan survey for 1 of the questions.
Am I missing something?

Yes. You're missing that it's still financially beneficial for him to tank (just barely scraping by the salary floor) than it is to try and field a competitive team, even if the effort is futile. Using a CT here and there, etc. Just trying to take some wins back with him.

In the EPL structure, the notion of a newly promoted Championship team doing this is rightly ridiculous. But that's because that team won't lose its fan support if it relegates from the EPL, yet Stajan will, whether he tries to win or not.

You're missing that it's still financially beneficial for him to tank.

So you want it to be less financially beneficial if he tanks? It seems to me like your concern is just fan survey and not the player salaries floor at all, but I may be wrong here.

Last edited by Fresh24 at 4/25/2011 11:55:01 PM

Yes.

Last edited by RiseandFire at 4/26/2011 12:00:18 AM